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List Of TG4 Special Contribution Award Recipients
The TG4 Lifetime Achievement Award is given annually as part of Gradam Ceoil TG4. The award is to recognise people or organisations who have worked to ensure the preservation and development of traditional Irish music . The following is a list of the recipients of the award. * 2006 – Proinsias Ó Conluain, Co. Tyrone * 2007 – Ciarán Mac Mathúna, Limerick * 2008 – Harry Bradshaw, Co. Wicklow * 2009 – Reg Hall, Kent, England * 2010 – Muiris Ó Rócháin, Co. Kerry * 2011 – Micheál Ó Súilleabháin, Co. Tipperary * 2012 – Eithne agus Brian Vallely, Co. Armagh * 2013 – Na Píobairí Uilleann * 2014 – Mick Moloney, Co. Limerick * 2015 – Taisce Cheol Dúchais Éireann * 2016 – Cairde na Cruite * 2017 – Mick O'Connor, Co. Dublin * 2018 – Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin Pádraigín Máire Ní Uallacháin () is an Irish singer-songwriter, academic, and former newsreader [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gradam Ceoil TG4
TG4's Gradam Ceoil was set up in 1998 with the purpose of recognising the various musicians and organisations who are significant in the creation of Irish Traditional music and in developing both the music and other musicians in Ireland and around the world. It is considered the premier Traditional Irish Music Award event. The awards are annual, given at a concert which highlights the recipients and is broadcast live on TG4. It is considered that channel's flagship event. Judges The judging panel is made up of experts in traditional music. It has included Áine Hensey, Ann Mulqueen, Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich, Caoimhín O Fearghail, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, Cathal Goan, Ciarán Ó Gealbháin, Claire Keville, Conor Byrne, Dermot McLaughlin, Fintan Vallely, John Blake, Kevin Crawford, Liz Doherty, Mary Bergin, Mary McPartlan, Meaití Joe Shéamuis Ó Fátharta, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Muiris Ó Rócháin, Neansaí Ní Choisdealbha, Niamh de Búrca, Pat Ahern, Proinsias ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Traditional Music
Irish traditional music (also known as Irish trad, Irish folk music, and other variants) is a genre of folk music that developed in Ireland. In ''A History of Irish Music'' (1905), W. H. Grattan Flood wrote that, in Gaelic Ireland, there were at least ten instruments in general use. These were the ''cruit'' (a small harp) and '' clairseach'' (a bigger harp with typically 30 strings), the ''timpan'' (a small string instrument played with a bow or plectrum), the ''feadan'' (a fife), the ''buinne'' (an oboe or flute), the ''guthbuinne'' (a bassoon-type horn), the ''bennbuabhal'' and ''corn'' ( hornpipes), the ''cuislenna'' (bagpipes – see Great Irish warpipes), the ''stoc'' and ''sturgan'' (clarions or trumpets), and the ''cnamha'' (bones).''A History of Irish Music: Chapter II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proinsias Ó Conluain
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Proinsias is a given name. Notable people with the name include: People * Proinsias De Rossa (born 1940), Irish Labour Party politician * Proinsias Mac Airt (1922–1992), Irish republican activist * Proinsias Mac Aonghusa (1933–2003), Irish journalist, writer, tv presenter, and campaigner * Proinsias Mac Cana (1926–2004), academic and Celtic scholar * Proinsias Ó Doibhlin (died 1724), Irish Franciscan friar, poet, and scribe * Proinsias Ó Maonaigh (1922–2006), fiddler from Ireland Characters * Proinsias Cassidy, character from the ''Preacher'' comic book series See also * Francis (given name) Francis is an English given name of Latin origin. Francis is a name that has many derivatives in most European languages. The other version of the name in English is Frances, and (less commonly) Francine. (For most speakers, Francis and Frances a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciarán Mac Mathúna
Ciarán Mac Mathúna (26 November 1925 – 11 December 2009) was an Irish broadcaster and music collector. He was a recognised authority on Irish traditional music and lectured extensively on the subject. He travelled around Ireland, England, Scotland and America collecting music. According to Sam Smyth in the ''Irish Independent'', Mac Mathúna was "on a mission to collect songs and stories, music, poetry and dance before they were buried under the coming tsunami of pop music". He presented '' Mo Cheol Thú'' for 35 years. Upon his retirement in 2005, the managing director of RTÉ Radio, Adrian Moynes, described Mac Mathúna as "inseparable from RTÉ Radio". Upon his death in 2009, the ''Irish Independent'' described him as "a national treasure". Early life and education Mac Mathúna was born in Limerick, spending his early years in Mulgrave Street. He was schooled at CBS Sexton St, and later graduated from University College, Dublin with a BA in modern Irish and Latin. Subse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reg Hall
Reg Hall (20 March 1932 – 6 August 2013) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and for East Perth in Western Australian Football League (WAFL) While playing football for Central Districts in the Metropolitan Juniors competition in 1951, Hall won the best and fairest award, the 'Caris Brothers Medal'. At the end of the season, he moved to Melbourne to play for Richmond. He applied for a clearance which was approved by East Perth, but the application was rejected by the WANFL, who had adopted a ‘no clearance’ policy for young players wanting to play in Victoria. It meant he had to stand out of football for 1952 to gain clearance, and bided his time playing for Sunday League club West Melbourne to keep match fit. Eventually the clearance came and he debuted for the Tigers against Collingwood late in the season. He played for three seasons for the Tigers before returning home to East Perth East or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muiris Ó Rócháin
Muiris Ó Rócháin (1944 in Dingle – 17 October 2011 in Milltown Malbay) was a teacher, director of the Willie Clancy Summer School, president of Oireachtas na Gaeilge and folk collector. Ó Rócháin was a qualified teacher who taught mathematics and Irish in Cahersiveen, Waterville, Dublin and Spanish Point. While working in Dublin he met his wife Una Guerin and followed her to her native place Milltown Malbay, they married in 1970. Muiris Ó Rócháin was one of the founders of the Willie Clancy Summer School. He was its director for many years. Over the years, he spent much time to folklore, community life and especially to Irish culture. Many organisations availed of his time and knowledge. Amongst others: Dál gCais, journal on Irish culture, Oidhreacht an Chláir Teo (Clare Institute for Traditional Studies). and The Clare Festival of Traditional Singing. In 2001 Ó Rócháin was appointed as president of the Oireachtas na Gaeilge, an annually held arts festival of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micheál Ó Súilleabháin
Micheal is a masculine given name. It is sometimes an anglicized form of the Irish names Micheál, Mícheál and Michéal; or the Scottish Gaelic name Mìcheal. It is also a spelling variant of the common masculine given name '' Michael'', and is sometimes considered erroneous. People with the name Micheal Arts and entertainment * Micheal Flaherty (educator), co-founder and president of Walden Media, a production company which focuses on films that entertain and educate * Micheal Kott (born 1961), American actor * Micheal O'Siadhail (born 1947), Irish poet. Among his awards are The Marten Toonder Prize and The Irish American Culture Institute Prize for Literature * Micheal David Larsen (1981–2010), American musician, rapper and poet; better known as Eyedea *Micheal Farrell (1940–2000), Irish painter * Micheal Ray Stevenson (born 1989), American rapper; better known as Tyga * Micheal Ward (born 1995), English actor Politics * Micheal Bergstrom, Republican member of the Oklaho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eithne Agus Brian Vallely
Eithne is a female personal name of Irish origin, meaning "kernel" or "grain". Other spellings and earlier forms include Ethnea, Ethlend, Ethnen, Ethlenn, Ethnenn, Eithene, Ethne, Aithne, Enya, Ena, Edna, Etney, Eithnenn, Eithlenn, Eithna, Ethni, Edlend, Edlenn. The name is popular in Ireland, and is borne by a variety of historical and legendary figures. Ancient * Ethniu, daughter of Balor and mother of Lug in Irish mythology * Eithne and Sodelb, Leinster saints * Eithne, daughter of the king of Alba, wife of the High King Fiacha Finnfolaidh and mother of Tuathal Teachtmhar * Eithne, the mother of Saint Columba * Eithne Tháebfhota, third wife of Conn Cétchathach Modern * Eithne Coyle, Irish republican activist * Eithne Farry, former literary editor of ''Elle'' * Eithne Fitzgerald, Irish economist and former Labour Party politician * Eithne Hannigan, Irish musician and actress who played one of five Dots in the children's TV show ''Playbus'' (later ''Playdays'') * Eithne N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Na Píobairí Uilleann
Na Píobairí Uilleann (; meaning "The Uilleann Pipers") is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of the Irish Uilleann pipes and its music. Organisation NPU was founded in 1968 under the impetus of researcher and collector Breandán Breathnach and pipers such as Seamus Ennis, Leo Rowsome and Paddy Moloney (of the Chieftains), in order to promote the uilleann pipes and its music. A Tionól (meeting) of pipers in Bettystown Co Meath in April 1968 had been organised by Breathnach, Seán Reid and Séamus Mac Mathúna, who wrote to some 100 pipers in Ireland and abroad for a gathering to revive piping. Its headquarters are located at 15 Henrietta Street, Dublin, in a restored Georgian Dublin, Georgian building with facilities for many activities. Membership of the organisation is now spread throughout Ireland, England, Scotland, Continental Europe, North America and Australia. Among the notable musicians associated with NPU are: *Sean McAloon, piper and pipe-maker fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick Moloney
Michael Moloney (15 November 1944 – 27 July 2022) was an Irish-born American musician and scholar. He was the artistic director of several major arts tours and co-founded Green Fields of America. Early life Moloney was born in Limerick, Ireland, on 15 November 1944. His father, Michael, was the head air traffic control officer of Shannon Airport; his mother, Maura, worked as the principal of a Limerick primary school. Moloney first played tenor banjo during his teenage years. He studied at the University College Dublin, graduating with a bachelor's degree in economics. He then relocated to London to be a social worker assisting immigrant communities, before joining the Johnstons. After playing with the group for five years, he immigrated to the United States in 1973. He initially settled in Philadelphia and eventually became an American citizen. Career Three years after moving to the US, Moloney co-founded Green Fields of America, an ensemble of Irish musicians, singer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cairde Na Cruite
Cairde is an Irish dance group known for their TikTok videos, where they put a modern twist on traditional Irish dancing. The group started actively posting content on TikTok in August 2020, where they began posting Irish dance videos to trending songs on the platform. Cairde consists of seven Irish dancers from counties Galway, Clare and Cork: Brian Culligan, Ethan Quinton, Dara Kelly, Francis Fallon, Stephen McGuinness, Seamus Morrison and Ronan O'Connell. History The dance group began in earnest at the 2017 Fleadh Cheoil in Ennis, County Clare. On 28 August 2020, the group posted a video dancing to the song "Banjo Beats", becoming viral within a day reaching more than 80 million views and 13.5 million likes. The group has performed live on many shows. On 18 September 2020, they performed live on RTÉ's '' The Late Late Show''. On Saint Patrick's Day 2021, the group appeared on ABC's ''Good Morning America'' and ITV's '' This Morning'', performing live from the Cliffs of Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
